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Appomattox, VA - From the fights on the battlefield to the crowds standing by,the re-enactment of the Battle of Appomattox Station came to life again.
The Appomattox Station battle on April 8, 1865, was unplanned and so the Confederate artillery went against Union cavalry on its own, said Patrick Schroeder, the historian at Appomattox Court ...
The 16th annual Paddle Battle took place on the Appomattox River this Saturday, where people of all ages and skill levels took to the water for some outdoor fun.
That includes Friday night’s 1st and 10 Game of the Week match-up between Rustburg and Appomattox County, more commonly known as the Battle of the Lantern — which begs one important question ...
An art exhibit in Appomattox commemorates and illustrates the Civil War and its historic Freedom Day.
Confederate and Union forces clash during a re-enactment of the Battle of Appomattox Station, Wednesday, April 8, 2015, as part of the 150th anniversary of the surrender of the Army of Northern ...
Civil war historians say that even the overcast, wet weather Thursday is historically accurate to what it was like 150 years ago during the last battle of the civil war at the Appomattox court house.
On the fateful day of April 14, 1865, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was shot while attending a play with his wife, just five days after the Union’s victory at the Battle of Appomattox Court ...